Ford workers in Canada ratify new union contract

Canadian autoworkers have accepted a new labor deal with Ford, avoiding potential disruption at the automaker’s plants in the United States, The Associated Press reports.

After union leadership reached agreement with General Motors earlier, that leaves only a contract with Chrysler.

Ford and GM each employ roughly 4,000 at their Kansas City-area plants. A strike in Canada, where many parts are made, could have rippled into those plants quickly, the Kansas City Business Journal reports.